Well Adders is pissed about the trumpet ban, but seriously, we're just lucky Backlash isn't an English fan, we wouldn't hear the end of it...

I love you too man.

Burgey is right, just how long have you been living here Adders? You don't seem to have much of a grasp on Australian sports. Union is about 4th or 5th in the pecking order and it's never do much better than that.

It's funny when Kiwis move here and find out for themselves. They always end up so devastated. They actually thought they were beating us at something Australians cared about.

Hmm would surely be a tight 2nd. League and soccer must be close. Even tennis couldn't be too far behind, although it's probably dropped somewhat in recent times. What would you have in 2nd for England?

Hmm would surely be a tight 2nd. League and soccer must be close. Even tennis couldn't be too far behind, although it's probably dropped somewhat in recent times. What would you have in 2nd for England?

Yes soccer will go past it. Probably a few other sports too.

I would had guessed Rugby was bigger in England than Cricket nowadays.

I would had guessed Rugby was bigger in England than Cricket nowadays.

Depressingly Rugger may well be second, but they're all really pecking at footballs scraps. For comparison the Rugger-buggers got 800k watching yesterday. Tennis will get massive figures today, then be practically ignored for the rest of the year.

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The Big Bash is getting bigger, and bringing coin into CA coffers, but so is the continual world cup qualifications of the socceroo's. They'll close the gap on the AFL in the next 20 years, never get there though.

The AFL is the 3rd highest attended sport in the world for a reason.

The AFL to Australia is pretty much what the Premier League is to England.

Depressingly Rugger may well be second, but they're all really pecking at footballs scraps. For comparison the Rugger-buggers got 800k watching yesterday. Tennis will get massive figures today, then be practically ignored for the rest of the year.

Yeah, the distance between the #1 and #2 in Australia is nowhere near as big as it is in England.